Verbs starting with C that are validated

• chalk up — Verb – English ～ keep score, as in games
• chin up — Verb – English ～ raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
• chuck up the sponge — Verb – English ～ give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
• chalk up — Verb – English ～ accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"
• clean up — Verb – English ～ dispose of; "settle the bills"
• check up on — Verb – English ～ examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
• chat up — Verb – English ～ talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
• chain up — Verb – English ～ tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners"
• catch up — Verb – English ～ reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"
• catch up — Verb – English ～ learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"
• carve up — Verb – English ～ separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
• clog up — Verb – English ～ become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
• come up — Verb – English ～ get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
• come up to — Verb – English ～ speak to someone
• clear up — Verb – English ～ free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
• come up — Verb – English ～ bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
• come up — Verb – English ～ be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion"
• come up — Verb – English ～ originate or come into being; "a question arose"
• cloud up — Verb – English ～ become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over"
• come up — Verb – English ～ come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

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